Where does “finickily” come from?
finickily (English) comes from English finicky, from English finick, from English finical, from English fine, from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis.
finickily (English): In a finicky way
Ancestry of “finickily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | finicky | Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please;... |
| 2 | English | finick | To display extreme daintiness or refinement; To... |
| 3 | English | finical | Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate |
| 4 | English | fine | Senses referring to subjective quality; Senses... |
| 5 | German | fein | fine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;... |
| 6 | Middle High German | fīn | — |
| 7 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 8 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |